Game 82 (or should we say 7?), Preview and Game Thread: For All The Marbles; New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers
by Travis Hughes on Apr 11, 2010 11:00 AM EDT
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#9 New York Rangers (38-33-10, 86 pts) at #8 Philadelphia Flyers (40-35-6, 86 pts)
Wachovia Center - 3:00 PM ET - Philadelphia, PA
TV: CSN Philly HD, NHL Network US HD, NHL Network Canada HD, MSG
Radio: 610 WIP, XM 204, Sirius 208
This is the open game thread.
Get the New York perspective at Blueshirt Banter
LET'S GO FLYERS!
After the jump, lineups, questions to answer, and our in-game discussion. Most of us will be at the BSH pickup game, and considering this thread went live at 11 AM, you missed the fun. But some of the crew will be at P.J. Whelihan's in Haddonfield, NJ for the game if you'd like to meet up.
Flyers Line Combinations
van Riemsdyk – Richards – Giroux
Gagne – Briere – Carcillo
Hartnell – Carter – Asham
Powe – Laperriere – Betts
Pronger - Carle
Timonen - Krajicek
Parent - Coburn
New York Line Combinations
Dubinsky - Christensen - Gaborik
Jokinen - Prospal - Parenteau
Voros - Drury - Boyle (Callahan is not likely)
Shelley - Anisimov - Prust
Staal - Rozsival
Del Zotto - Girardi
Redden - Eriksson
Starting Goaltenders
Questions to Answer
- Only one question today: is this the last game of the season?
It's all on the line today. We get seventh win a win, ninth with a loss. New York will take eighth with a win, ninth with a loss. Do it, Flyers. CSN, NHL Network outside of Philly and in Canada,WIP, right here. LET'S GO FLYERS!
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Will be going to the game, we are 3-0 at games I have gone to this year. You are all welcome.
by You don't have to be sweet, to be good on Apr 11, 2010 11:17 AM EDT reply actions
well then how come you didn’t go to all 82 games??
by Crosby sucks on Apr 11, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Wanted to make it interesting.
by You don't have to be sweet, to be good on Apr 11, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Like AL in Angels in the Oufield says. Championships must be won on their own. I will require them to take one road game a series.
by You don't have to be sweet, to be good on Apr 11, 2010 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Let's go Flyers Good Luck from China
Lets go Flyers it will be 3am over here and i only have WIP to listen too so hopefully i will not be disappointed….damn me teaching abroad sports are hard to follow when i’m 12 hours ahead
By the way, this is from Blueshirt Banter about the game.
Now let’s be honest here. The Flyers, as a whole, are a much better hockey team than our Blueshirts. They have a more dangerous top six forwards and their defense is much bigger and experienced. There are two things that the Rangers have the edge in, though. The first is obviously goaltending with Henrik Lundqvist, and the other, I feel, is momentum.
I’d take having a better Offense and Defense than a better goalie any day of the week. Besides I personally feel like we have the momentum especially with the huge loud crowd that is going to be at the game today.
off note...
this doesn’t deal with philly but did anyone else see that sedin goal and the setup???
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I’m more nervous than a person who is really nervous.
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not saying we have this in the bag at all, but being at home for this makes me feel a whole lot less nervous.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Somehow, some way, everything is set up perfectly for the Flyers (that is, there’s no way to be facing the Caps). So do they finally take advantage of these opportunities, or do they blow it? No way to know until the game is over, I figure…
For all the marbles
…
It’s all on the line today.
Really? Because I’m pretty sure the Stanley Cup is still in Toronto today…
this is our stanley cup…. if you think about it in that sense.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
And it’s not like we will have a high draft pick to fall back on if we lose this game
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i don’t believe the idea is drafting this coming season…more of dismantling, clearing out some space for the second coming….i think.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe they can let the locker room air out a bit. Hopefully the fresh air will get rid of that lingering fart smell.
cough
by StarbladeMKIII on Apr 11, 2010 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Pronger is the team MVP...
From what I have read this year it isn’t a surprise.
Here are the other awards: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=524899
Anyone else have to game blacked out that’s on DirecTV?
by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 1:16 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Ryan Callahan is officially scratched for the game today.
I’ve seen this story before. Too many things are going our way in pre-game for us to win today.
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MATT COOKE GOT KTFO
go over to the 700 level for the sweetness
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I was hanging out at PPP last night watching the Leafs-Habs game with them and it was posted 10 times there. both in video and .gif form.
Evander Kane is my new favorite player.
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To look at in case we get frustrated with the Flyers today
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Couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Or here : http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2010/4/10/1414973/matt-cooke-gets-knocked-out-by
;)
Oh, This is bound to be good
You can't, but you thought that You could
Here are my predictions for this game:
1. Richards gets a hat trick with three short handed goals.
2. Gaborik loses his teeth in a rematch with Carbomb.
3. Brian Boucher has 0 saves because no shots actually reach him. He stops all pucks in mid air like Neo stops bullets in The Matrix. This is of course if Lappy decides to not block shots, just to make things a little interesting.
4. Tortorella has a heart attack mid way through the third.
5. Jeff Carter scores 10 goals.
6. Pronger stares down Drury. Drury wets himself and curls into a fetal position while mumbling something about “cold darkness”.
7. Avery comes out of the closet at the end of the game and apologizes to Elton John for taking all his “sloppy seconds”.
you can feel it now...
not much longer to wait.
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Giroux and JVR are back on the third line with Asham.
Missed exactly what the top two line pairings are, but I assume
Gagne-Richards-Carcillo
Hartnell-Carter-Briere
x
Powe-Betts-Laperriere
It is rather disgusting that the line up that consistently brought the most energy every game was the LCB line and yet in a game where you will need it the most, they decide to put Powe down on the 4th line.
Hopefully the ice isn’t as bad as it was at MSG.
I have convinced myself that knowing they won’t have to face the Caps is going to wonders for the Flyers’ confidence and will. Probably not accurate, but it’s what I have to bank on right now.
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure is only DC team is the Redskins. Somehow.
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Because the Flyers are awesome? More relevantly, It’s what I was raised on.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 11, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone have a game feed with the Flyers broadcast? I really don’t want to watch the last game of the season on MSG. :(
Got no dogs in this hunt, but please do blow up this Rangers team.
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Sorry Jones but as a fan this is not a great situation!
we should have taken care of business a week ago!
Let’s make them the Arkansas Pine-Bluff to our Winthrop, or something.
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I assume this is a God Bless America situation, and I hope they show that on CSN.
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It doesn’t start until the Fat Lady sings.
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if we get the first goal that would be huge.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually think the best thing for the Flyers is a long scoreless game to get into the rhythm and forget about the circumstances.
I’d prefer a quick 10-0 lead.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 11, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
that was at MSG, not the Wach.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
ouch...
boo
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I can not wait to see what happens this off season. That is more compelling to me than this game or the playoffs if they even make it. If they lose this game I can not wait to see how badly they get booed out of the building.
Ditto.
Homer’s balls are to the wall and he has to produce next year to keep his job. I expect him to make changes to save himself.
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correct me if Im wrong but wasnt that the situation last summer?
by Prometheus74 on Apr 11, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
by Prometheus74 on Apr 11, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
please dont be the comments of the night
by Prometheus74 on Apr 11, 2010 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
In fairness to the Flyers, Jody Shelley is a top goal scorer. When Jody Shelley wants to score, Jody Shelley scores.
You just gave up the first goal of the game, got an offensive zone draw off icing… and sent out your fourth line. Great coaching!
I understand Hartnell has had a tough season but everybody is quick to forget he was a 30 goal scorer last season, tons of players have off seasons. Let it go and talk about something else.
Yeah, this is Philly “what have you done for me lately”
He’s playing, and Leino ins’t I believe, and if you have a player that’s going downhill fast, you don’t play him unless you have to.
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh I agree Im all for Leino over Hartnell at this point Im just sick of seeing comment after comment on every little play he has. Every time he touches the puck someone has a smart ass comment.
I can’t believe after the game he had on Friday that they dressed him. Total bad call from the coach. Unless he scores two and assist on another and doesn’t take a stupid penatly, it’s a waste
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
If he wasn’t taking a dumb penalty every single game it wouldn’t be such a big deal. If he just went out there and tried and got a point here or there that’s one thing. But with him having a bad year the only time people talk about him is when he commits a dumb penalty, and then they add to it by mentioning his awful season.
Pre-emptive strike on a Braydon Coburn mishap
TAKE THE FALL, ACT HURT, GET INDIGNANT
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Apr 11, 2010 3:22 PM EDT reply actions
Ug, have to watch the MSG feed. It was the only one I could get to work on my Computer sine the NHL decided to block out the game on DirecTV.
http://atdhe.net/17197/watch-new-york-rangers-vs-philadelphia-flyers
Is this a Flyers stream?
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How are they looking?
I’m watching hockey with breakfast, its fairly awesome
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They’re losing 1-0.
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Might I ask who the top three are? :)
carter would be the leagues leading scorer for sure
by Prometheus74 on Apr 11, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
so they weren’t excited for tee time?
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Apr 11, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Flyers outshooting the Rangers 11-4.
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They’re sitting too low in the slot, he’s been popping rebounds out 15’ on every big shot…today and Friday
yeah, i dont like the angles they are working with.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice job by JVR to take neither the body nor the puck at the Rangers’ blue line there, instead weakly reaching with his stick.
damn
so close…..
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I totally think that went in.
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OOOOHHHHH DANNNNNYYYY BBBOOOOYYYY
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is ed “too tall” jones, too tall?
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Did the Walton’s take way too long to say goodnight?
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Lmao, that is the best one “man this dewictor is weally wubbing me the wong way”
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
If I was Homer I would trade Hartnell, Gagne and Briere for 6th round picks and be happy with the cap space. Go and buy some more talent.
Well Gagne is not going to get better so you might as well trade him while you can get something for him.
not happy about it but inclined to agree
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
If I was Homer I’d plant drugs in their lockers and then call the police. It’s the only chance they’re leaving this team.
+1
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 11, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, Phils have Roy Oswalt over 110 pitches in just the sixth inning.
They really are a joy to watch.
It really sucks not being a baseball fan in here sometimes.
by StarbladeMKIII on Apr 11, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
well i don’t follow the Phillies, tho hearing everyone talk about them, its hard to look keep an eye on them…I’m in Ohio so I stick with the Tribe….(so i know some things about teams choking)
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I actually watch it a lot more than I used to
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
How stupid would it be if this came down to a shootout…
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at least that would mean we’d tie it at some point
by chillicothe20 on Apr 11, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d actually feel sorry for Rangers fans if we win it. That’s how bad it would be.
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I’d feel sorry for us too. Even if we pull this out, we are far from playoff-ready.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 11, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
this brightens my day, a little lando, a little colt 45
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmtSWMAPXmQ
TAKE THE FALL, ACT HURT, GET INDIGNANT
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Apr 11, 2010 3:42 PM EDT reply actions
+2, wonder if he needs a nipple on that beer????
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
perhaps
TAKE THE FALL, ACT HURT, GET INDIGNANT
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Apr 11, 2010 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
we would play NJ and they would play Wash, right?
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Sorry, with these last few games/weeks, I’m not all that optimistic
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Could be Buffalo if they win in regulation.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 11, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
How are these shots staying out of the net? Good grief
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by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 3:44 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
briere aint no knuble
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Flyers have the last 10 shots, lead 17-4.
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I would rather have 4 shots and a goal than 17 shot and a 0.
by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
agreed.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
One of the main reasons I’ve screamed at the TV for the last several years. I’ve played a little hockey here and there, watched a lot, and I see things like these, and can’t for the life of me understand why someone who is a professional and breaks down tape can’t
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
That could have been a lot worse. Totally outplayed them.
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“yeah, we just didn’t get it done…it’s not acceptable”
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
That team is just scary this year. Both sides of that team are just about unstoppable.
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
they need that plexi-glass now in that net….
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Thought that’s what Emery was for..load of good it did us
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
not that I considered him that, then or now
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
When they showed Homer during God Bless America, he had his looking glasses on, so hopefully he’s taking notes. Which Luukko will shred while explaining to Mr. Snider that the year is 1975.
Naw, he was looking at the Flyers cap space.
by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
They’re playing well. Just one pretty deflection that went in.
18-4 in shots. Flyers are dominating play.
Almost 20 shots in a period, and folks are complaining? This looks almost like a men’s league game. If they keep this pace, the goals will come.
Stop being philly fans!
Nope Philly’s actually know how to win. ;)
by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Then tries to get the crowd into it, his awards were deserved
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
help the person who can’t get the game: what happened?
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Lapeire just got a fight, did pretty well, then going to the box gave a shout to the crowd to get into it
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes!!!! I really miss the good old days.
by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the Flyers screwed up by leaving it on JVR’s shoulders to be our only power forward. But I’d love to see them do something like bring in Leclair during the off-season to work with him.
The offense is really not looking too hot right now. I can’t believe they flubbed that 4-on-2 before.
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Come on guys, gets the ‘W.’ We need to beat you three years in a row. :-p
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heh I’m kind of watching this game out of the interest and excitement of it all, but when it comes to rooting for one over the other I don’t really know where I stand. It’s a lose-lose situation in my book.
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How have you guys done against the Sens this year? Good match up for the Pens?
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An even 2-2. The Sens always play the Pens really well. And the first round meeting will be the third in four seasons.
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They won’t top the Caps this season, Caps are better in every aspect but goaltending, even then Fleury is only as good as Crosby and Malkin make him look.
True. The Caps are definitely a team to beat but as reigning champs the Pens are THE team to beat. And I’d say the same for any team who just won the Cup, fwiw.
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Bold statement for someone who isn’t in the playoffs…yet
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I was trying to be funny. Cos I have no idea how the Sens are 5th, and the Pens will probably deal to them quick
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eh I dunno. LIke I said below, Sens always play the Penguins really hard
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How can they lose when that whine ass Crosby gets everything he wants. Can’t wait until he realizes Ovechkin is the best player not himself.
Sigh. Might as well just award the Pens the Cup again right now then, huh?
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Hey, would you blame him? The only time fans in Pittsburgh go to games is when the Penguins are contending for the Cup.
Why would people want to pay to see a losing team? It transcends across all sports. I went to a ton of games in the late 90s and early 2000s (and a good part of the darker years). There’s a strong sense of “what did I pay for?” when the team loses 4-1 or 3-0 without even putting up a fight.
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This is so ridiculous I can’t even begin to figure out how to respond.
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How Pittsburgh is any different from Tampa (in terms of hockey fandom, obviously Tampa has breathable air) is something I would need explained.
You still responded.
The correlation to Pittsburgh’s struggle in the late 90s and Tampa’s current struggles is very similar in fact. Owners who had a hand in the entertainment business, opted to operate the franchise on debt rather than a budget, not putting fans in the seats – very similar. Only difference is Pittsburgh was a proven hockey market that needed to be resurrected. Tampa never really had that presence.
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If you paid any attention over the past year or so, you’d know I’m not a troll. And even still, I came by to talk about the game and your residential friends brought up mentions of the Penguins. I had merely come by to discuss the game. Look up and follow.
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I have a better idea: Go away and stop trolling.
You came in here and immediately began talking about the Penguins in your very first post.
Troll.
Not a troll. But whatever you say. I know you’re one of the smarter ones around these parts, so be it.
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No, it wasn’t, it was about the Penguins and trash talking:
Come on guys, gets the ‘W.’ We need to beat you three years in a row. :-p
You’re very sensitive. Disect the humor from it
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Yup, and it was a fun way of expressing how I’d like to see the Pens meet the Flyers again in the playoffs.
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He definitely was not trolling, so could we try not to be dicks? I mean, Jesus, you people are ridiculous.
by EREX21 on Apr 11, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, just like you said about yourself, his page views help drive ad revenue, so as a “customer”, as you put it, he has as much right to be on here as you do.
by Vansteel on Apr 11, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I won’t deny that he made some questionable rules in the game (the whole toe in the crease thing was his idea), but since then he’s been kind of weary about interjecting rules and opinions into the game.
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yeah and allowing the league to go into trouble and end up losing ESPN, now their main channel is versus…..such a joke.
The value of ESPN on hockey is grossly overrated I think. Not that VS. is the best of options, but people tend to think ESPN broadcasting hockey is the be all end all to hockey struggles. I don’t think it is.
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just have Mario slip the check into Bettman’s mailbox first. Same place as last year.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
jk
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
need some of those Sid Crosby endorsed rbk zig shoes….get some energy drink for our feet.
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That campaign is…weird. I still really don’t get the energy part of it. I saw the shoes in the store today and they’re all horrid looking.
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well when you have two ends of the spectrum in Chad OchoCinco and Sid Crosby….its going to get alittle weird.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, no doubt. Still doesn’t change the fact that the shoes are gross.
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only if i needed some new jogging shoes…
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Giroux, 1-on-4 is not your best option there.
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This Krajicek-Parent pair has been TERRIBLE.
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does Lavy get another season?
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Lavy can’t keep our goalies from getting injured y’know? I think he’s done fine job. I think this is mostly on the players getting it done.
PP
got to make it happen fellas
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Carcillo, please forget how to dive in the offseason.
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thought that stick was in his skates pretty good
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
are they even talking out there on the ice?
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Good effort, keep it goin.
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every period feels like its in the 3rd with the clock winding down.
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Dammit Krajicek, why did you have to choose today for your worst game of the season?
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We are gluttons for punishment?
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it also feels like our power players are being held back by our inept players….in other words, everyone pays for the few that make constant mistakes.
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well, someone should tell the coach Hartnell doesn’t belong on the ice during one
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
That 4.25 million is keeping him off his ass in the owners box where he belongs.
Doc’s just finished his 1st CG and the Sweep of the Astros today.
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The Phils are beasts this year. It’s just so unreal this team. I can’t wait to see the team against a really good team like St. Louis though.
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Agreed. What I love though is that this team realizes they need to just beat the hell out of the bad teams. It’s such a good feeling rooting for this team.
And will result in the same for the Flyers…………………………. NOTHING!
by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
That 4-on-3 was patheitc.
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Lundqvist is the only reason the Rangers are winning this game. When’s the last time we had a goalie we could say that about?
biron against montreal few seasons ago???? haha, idk
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
billy dee williams says enjoy ice cold Colt .45
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
It sure does, we can’t score just like the PP.
by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
For good or bad, enjoy the game. I just came by to chat it up a bit and not cause a ruckus. Some of you know this, others choose to embrace the trollism of it all. Whatever. Maybe we’ll see you guys in the play-offs. Enjoy.
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No offense Legion but shutup, all you’ve done on here is bitch about Hartnell, theres 3 other lines of skaters that haven’t done jack shit either.
I am not the only one bitching about him. And those other threes lines are not all made up of useless NMC players. He sucks period. Takes stupid penalties and contributes jack shit to the team.
He has become our Avery.
by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
30 goals last season, 30 assists, he’s tough, he may not deserve a NTC but hey he wiggled one out of us, so Homers the real dipshit here not Hartnell.
I will agree with you on the Homer comment. He is a real dipshit.
by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
the only thing homer was great at was when he dished Forsberg for Parent, Upshall and a first rounder then sending them back the first rounder for Timonen and Hartnell, absolute steal there.
Then he screws up by giving Hartnell a NTC and trading Upshall, I like Carcillo but would still not make that trade, Upshall is a good player.
Upshall and Umberger are two of Homer biggest screw ups.
by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
we need to add shelley, ott, avery, any goon we can get our hands on….they are the only ones that seem to score on us.
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i know…. just trying to make fun of the situation.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
sheeeet, Gaborik got the GWG last game….i know this. Just saying, it does seem strange how the tough guys seem to get offensive when playing us.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
ditto, close but no cigar.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Trivia time! Who is the most shutout team this season?
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Thats what made me look, but no. Its someone quite surprising. Red Wings!
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For realz? Yeah I didn’t see that one coming.
They must have all come at the beginning of the year.
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but as a good TEAM, they are going to the playoffs
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
ooooooh ooooh I know this
Is is the 2nd most disappointing preforming team of the NHL behind the Flames
by Prometheus74 on Apr 11, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember watching that “meet the Flyers” show on CSN at the begining of the season… I was so excited for this team.
What the hell happened?
82 games of something that at times resembled hockey
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
And you know what sucks the most? At least by the third period of game 5 against the Pens in 2008, Timmy and Propp could start to talk about the future. And we all thought there was a very bright future. Looked to be good prospects, and some up-and-coming major impact players. A little less than two years later and this team has no future to speak of.
I’m still high on the futures of Giroux and JVR. I think we expected a little too much coming into this season. That said, I’m done with Parent and Coburn. I thought they were going to be good defensemen for years to come. I don’t know what happened to them.
You’re right. This is it. The Flyers are not going to be any better next year. Even if Homer blows it up the right way, it’s still not going to be a cup contending team. We have pieces of the puzzle, but it is nowhere close to being complete.
That’s why I want in so bad this year, to at least say we made something of this piss poor clusterfuck of a season.
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Although, the good news is that we only have three more seasons of Hartnell, and five more for Briere!
Just bench him and still play him. He would do less damage that way.
by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Homer was very direct at the season ticket holder townhall meeting thing. Someone asked/yelled at him about all the NTCs, and he specifically said “if I wanted to trade Hartnell, I’d go to him and say, ‘Scott, give me a list of ten teams you would play for’, and that would be that.”
yeah i think we all have a list of wants and don’t wants….coming into next season.
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I want a stanley cup
I don’t want a mediocre team
by chillicothe20 on Apr 11, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
i’ll raise one to that.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t want Holmer. He’s overspent on mediocre players and has failed to even attempt to get a true #1 goaltender.
You mean Ray Emery wasn’t an attempt at a true #1 goaltender?
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by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I have a friend at the game. He asked me for a pep talk. I reminded him whoever wins this game has to keep their GM for another season.
He’s cheered up now.
ba-zing…lol
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
i heard that a lot of Jackets are staying in Columbus this off-season to practice more together and get more chemistry…. maybe that is something Philly should do, but I’m guessing soon as this is over and they don’t win, they are all rushing to the airport to get the hell out of Dodge.
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A lot of the Kings did that last off-season, too. But yeah, I bet most of these guys are gonna get the hell outta here ASAP.
Umberger’s awesome. He’s become a real big presence in the Jackets’ locker room, from what I’ve read. And he still hates the Caps.
And completely expected, he was always going to be that type of a guy
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m waiting for Alan Funt to step out and say the season been a Candid Camera joke.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 11, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
But he’s our best player………………… I mean drunk. :)
by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Can we can the whole team and move them to Kalamazoo?
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And who in his place? At the time he made the team they didn’t have Leino, no other options maybe Matsumoto but nothing really.
Stop pretending we have 3 scoring lines? If you work it out, and load up the top two lines then JVR is the odd man out
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If they wanted a scoring winger, they could’ve signed Maxim Afinogenov who put up 24g and 61pts for Atlanta and signed an $800k contract on September 29th.
he can’t handle the load….his physiology hasn’t adapted to the load of a full season…He went from a 40 game season to and 80…that’s like doubling your weight for a squat without building up to it . Seriously dumb….he fatigues quickly and when fatigue the load falls on the connective tissue (tendons and ligaments) . Considering the sheering forces alone that the hip is exposed to from skating, damage that won’t show up for a few years in the form of a sportsman hernia or like injury is occuring.
well i just hung up my jersey….i hope they prove me wrong in the next 14 mins.
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scoreeeeee
GGGGOOOOAAAALLLLLLL
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my nipples are hard after that one….
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one man’s tmi is another man’s nei
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
My nipples are hard too but I am not announcing it to the entire blog.
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well considering it was a joke more-or-less….take it for what it is.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Apr 11, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude, we get it. You like Hartnell. Shut up.
by StarbladeMKIII on Apr 11, 2010 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
lmoa, agreed maybe first all season out of the 1,000 he tried
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
so if we’re keeping score, that’s one really good play to how many bad ones
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, considering he’s been the best forward on the ice for the Flyers this afternoon, it would be a lot to a little.
You are seriously the most epic troll I have ever seen. I applaud your effort.
by StarbladeMKIII on Apr 11, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, Crosby’s not involved, so we may get lucky
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’m kinda feeling the same way. We have to score before the end of the period.
by StarbladeMKIII on Apr 11, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
The puck has to cross the blue line to be in the zone, right? As opposed to being on top of it?
Because Carter put the puck on the blue line, Briere went in the zone while Carter pivoted around the puck, then the puck crossed the blue line.
I think thats right.
If the Flyers make the playoffs, will you be happy at all?
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by red army line on Apr 11, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I understand that side of it. But, its more Flyers hockey?
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Well, is the person in question a general hockey fanatic too?
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by red army line on Apr 11, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Love to see any Flyer get the winner.
by StarbladeMKIII on Apr 11, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell, Boucher can get the game winner if he wants.
by StarbladeMKIII on Apr 11, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Btw, if Montreal had lost in regulation last night, the Flyers would be in right now.
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by StarbladeMKIII on Apr 11, 2010 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rangers playing for the shootout? Or do they just suck at 4 on 4
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Lundqvist is great in the SO.
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by red army line on Apr 11, 2010 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
probably SO
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If that puck went in off Redden, do you think he could’ve ever returned to New York?
I mean the geographic location, not the team.
They haven’t run him out yet, so I guess he can.
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by red army line on Apr 11, 2010 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
frightening
http://www.nhlshootouts.com/CareerGoaliesMostWins.htm
Looking Mean in Kelly Green
by goodfella46er on Apr 11, 2010 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
He seems locked in.
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by red army line on Apr 11, 2010 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
A shootout in a game like this is a sin against hockey.
by StarbladeMKIII on Apr 11, 2010 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
How stupid would it be if this came down to a shootout…
Curse the Rothenboost
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They may be inconsistent teams that are not going to win in the playoffs, but both of these teams deserve better than to have their season come down to a glorified skills competition.
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worst thing to happen to hockey since the crease rule
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, again. excuse me, gotta go puke now
by JerseyDriver on Apr 11, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
wow NHL network just crapped out on me…..guess I will have to follow this to see what happens….play by play please?!?!?!?!?!
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NHL.com
Gamecenter has it.
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by red army line on Apr 11, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
About 5000 minutes played this season comes down to a gimmick.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 11, 2010 5:46 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Briere!
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by JTS aka Chay T S on Apr 11, 2010 5:47 PM EDT reply actions
Here it is….
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Shoot
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GIROUX!!!!!
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The MSG radio guys sounded like idiots for calling out MR for stopping…
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by red army line on Apr 11, 2010 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
FLYERS!
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(Or Sabres)
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by red army line on Apr 11, 2010 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
fucking Brian Bousher
"Sugah n' rainbows"
"We will steal the show, jolly Rogers go, we are wolves of the sea."
I thank god for the foresight in buying that defibrillator for the house.
by Dinky on Apr 11, 2010 5:52 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The LUCKY PUCK was brought out for this game. I did not mention it because I did not want to jinx it.
It never left my hand. It was hard typing with one hand but it was worth it.
My hands now smell like Canadian rubber . lol
by LegionofDoom on Apr 11, 2010 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
give me highlights nowwwww pleaseee
"ABC - always be chaying"
by JTS aka Chay T S on Apr 11, 2010 5:53 PM EDT reply actions
gonna be watching these clips all night in awe
"ABC - always be chaying"
by JTS aka Chay T S on Apr 11, 2010 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
What? They won’t be able to talk trash no matter what happens to us from here on out.
Look man… I live in the heart of Ranger country. I took a lot of abuse Friday night and it’s payback time.
props to lundquist-he was the rangers best player today.
everyone still conscious?
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NJ. Bring on the old man Brodeur. No Miller!
by Gonzotatcics on Apr 11, 2010 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey guys, just wanted to say hell of a game, you guys earned it. Best of luck in the playoffs.
Jim
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 11, 2010 6:03 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Thought you guys had us there, man. Good game. Best of luck next year.
by StarbladeMKIII on Apr 11, 2010 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks. You guys gave us everything you had.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 11, 2010 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Why the fuck am I watching a meaningless Penguins game on NHLN when there’s a meaningful game between two better teams being played?
Gotta give it to Laviolette.. he out coached Torts tonight. Not that it’s hard to do. Jokinen in the SO? Uh, Gaborik???? Thank god we won that. Makes up for the Winter Classic and some other crap games. Boucher was very good in a game where he didn’t see consistent shots.
Out of 165 players with 10 or more shots in a SO, Gaborik has the sixth lowest shooting percentage at 11.11% (below him are Taylor Pyatt, Alex Ponikarovsky, Michael Frolik, Bobby Ryan and Kyle Okposo).
In comparison, Jokinen’s 40% is awesome.
Gaborik is historically awful in shootouts.
I have knocked on Boosh before but again I insert foot in my mouth. That game for boucher will go down like that 2002 5 OT game he won now this one. It would be sweet if he can be great throughtout the playoffs
I wasn't even a year old but I stayed up to be outside the Vet with my Dad and Mom when the Phillies won the World Series 1980.
While I’m there, Flyers players in shootouts:
- Danny Briere (42%)
- Mike Richards (32%)
- Simon Gagne (26%)
- Jeff Carter (17%)
Giroux hasn’t qualified yet, he’s now 3/8 on shootouts (37%)
my wife was saying “why isn’t Giroux shooting first!” ahahh. We both hate the shootouts.
A lot more when we lose.
Everyone else’s numbers are before today, so Giroux coming in was at 26%.
Lavi ordered them perfectly.
As you can see by Boucher vs Lundqvist in the SO- stats only mean so much. Sometimes you gotta go with a gut instinct and judge by how a player is playing in the current game. I’m just saying, I would’ve put Gaborik in the 1st shooting slot. The other two were good choices.
ahah as I’m typing this Fischler and Daneyko are saying “where was Gaborik in the SO!!!”
so maybe I am wrong
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